Friends of the Exeter Public Library

Mission

The mission of The Friends of the Exeter Public Library is to support and cooperate with the Exeter Public Library in obtaining resources and services for the public through fundraising, advocacy and volunteering. The Friends of the Exeter Public Library is formed exclusively for charitable, literary and educational purposes as specified in Sec 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended.

Questions? Join us:

Friends Email: friendsofexeterpubliclibrary@gmail.com

Committee

President: Martha Walsh

Vice President: Hillary Ireland

Treasurer: Roy Tellini

Secretary: Susan Feltus

Member at Large: Lorraine Jurdi

Liaison with Trustees: Jenny Medlock

Web Link: Facebook Page

The Friends of The Exeter Public Library is separate, non-profit community support group for the library. We assist the library by hosting fund raising events and by accepting donations on behalf of the library. Our members also provide a volunteer pool to the library to help with library events and to perform special projects such as maintaining the gardens adjacent to the library building and providing school supplies for the teen room.

We have a large mailing list and a small number of active members. There are volunteer roles for members that entail as llittle or as much time as the member is able to give.

Friends News

Who is interested in becoming part of a great organization?? Come join our Group! We are in need of a president for 2025!

Email us at: friendsofexeterpubliclibrary@gmail.com

View the Meeting Minutes at the bottom of this page for more information.

Ideas for new activities are welcome - what's your passion and what's your vision for our group?

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NEXT MEETING:

Hello Friends,

Attached is draft minutes from the January 21, 2025 meeting. These can also be found at bottom of this page.

Here is the agenda for February18,2025 meeting

There was lively discussion and sharing of ideas on how to recruit new Friends members, how to raise money, and the types of programs being supported. Going forward, attendees expressed interest in staying in touch through small group meetings on specific topics, and email updates among all Friends groups.

The Meeting Schedule for the next 2 months at 6:30 PM are as follows:

February 18

March 18

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS:

You can volunteer by emailing the Friends at friendsofexeterpubliclibrary@gmail.com

If you are a fan of Cribbage or want to learn how to play - Cribbage is every 2nd Saturday of each month from 10 am to noon. All levels of players, including Beginners are welcome!

Martha Walsh

Friends of the Library

PICTURES

Upcoming Events

Cribbage at the Library

Cribbage will be on every 2nd Saturday of each month

@ 10 AM - 12 PM

What We Do and What We Have Done...

Hold raffles at the Library craft fairs
Assist the library by volunteering at community events such as LitFest, Craft Fairs, and more...
Decorated a tree with an educational theme about challenged and banned books at the 2023 Festival of Trees
Promote the library in the community in various ways, including writing letters to the editor of the local paper and staffing informational tables at various Exeter events
Donate school supplies for teens
Hold fundraisers at Sea Dog Brewery
Hold Cribbage groups once a month
Partnered with Water Street Books to raise funds for library events
Maintain the gardens around the sculpture and the rain garden at Founder's Park
Funded the new library sign at the Founders Park entrance
Participated in a volunteer fair at River Woods.
Participated in the Healthy Kids Day at the YMCA
Set up the Donate a Book program
Held a plant swap to collect plants for the library garden and get people to come down to the library
Held a "Kids Day Out" at the library with crafts and a movie for kids
Donated 4 card tables for Mahjong, bridge, and general use.
Donated binders and dividers for the teen adulting class series.

Pictures of the lovely garden managed by the Friends

Photo of Martha Walsh and Evelyn Kelso at the Friends of the Exeter Public Library raffle table at the Library Spring Craft Fair 5/4/2024.

Here are some photos that Friends of Exeter Public Library have participated in recently.

LitFest 2024

Festival of Trees 2023

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Pictures from the Independence Festival- 2023

The Garden:

Here are some pictures of the Garden Restoration of the structure.
Reply to this email if you'd like to join our list of garden maintainers. No experience needed!

friendsofexeterpubliclibrary@gmail.com